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iso to USB with dd and show progress status

Adding Prefix to File name
Good old bracket expansion :-) For large numbers of files, "rename" will spare you the for-loop, or the find/exec...

Outputs a 10-digit random number

Group OR'd commands where you expect only one to work
Something to stuff in an alias when you are working in multiple environments. The double-pipe OR will fall through until one of the commands succeeds, and the rest won't be executed. Any STDERR will fall out, but the STDOUT from the correct command will bubble out of the parenthesis to the less command, or some other command you specify.

Pronounce an English word using Dictionary.com
This one uses dictionary.com

Capture all plaintext passwords

Sort a character string
using perl

Search through files, ignoring .svn

Which processes are listening on a specific port (e.g. port 80)
swap out "80" for your port of interest. Can use port number or named ports e.g. "http"

Filter out all blank or commented (starting with #) lines


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